Date Pinwheel Cookies (100 Yr-Old Recipe)

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Title: Date Pinwheel Cookies (100 Yr-Old Recipe)
Categories: Cookies, Holiday
Yield: 4 servings

1/2 c Butter
1/2 c Margarine
1 c Sugar
1 c Brown sugar
2 Eggs
1 ts Baking soda
3 3/4 c All purpose flour
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1 lb Dates
1/2 c Sugar
1 c Water
1/2 c Chopped walnuts
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Mix dough ingredients well and make into three balls. Filling:Combine
ingredients in 2 quart saucepan and boil until dates are very soft. Mix
well and cool. Cookies:Roll each ball of dough between wax paper to about
1/4 inch thickness. Spread with date filling and roll as a jelly roll.
Chill about 1 hour. Slice and bake at 375~ for 10 to 15 minutes. This
recipe is nearly 100 years old. These cookies are great at Christmas time.

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